Two-Year-Old Boy Hurt In Alleged Assault Dies

A two-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at a Sioux Falls apartment Wednesday evening has died.

When the child was taken to the hospital, doctors found injuries consistent with abuse that they say were not accidental.

The boyfriend of the child's mother is charged with hurting the boy. 27-year-old Joseph Robert Patterson is charged with Aggravated battery of an infant and Aggravated Assault. During a court appearance on Friday, a Lincoln County Judge set Patterson's bond at $750,000. Following the boy's death, the Lincoln County State’s Attorney’s Office will be reviewing police reports for consideration of additional charges.

Sioux Falls police are not releasing the child's name out of respect for the family and to give them time to make notification. They say his name will be released early next week.